Mghala Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Mghala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 45 | 1:1,176,480 | 46,524 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mghala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mghala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mghala is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mghala? popularity and diffusion
Mghala is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghala reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mghala is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,176,480. In Tanzania Mghala is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 71 percent live, Songwe Region, where 20 percent live and Arusha Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mghalat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgala | 91 | 29,844 | / |
| Menghala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgalla | 83 | 11,479 | / |
| Mgalah | 83 | 602 | / |
| Mngala | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mgaila | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mgalya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mgaula | 83 | 4 | / |
| McGala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mqgala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mghali | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mgatla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Minghalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgallah | 77 | 3,971 | / |
| Mengala | 77 | 359 | / |
| Mingala | 77 | 338 | / |
| Mngalya | 77 | 77 | / |
| McGalla | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mngalla | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mng'ala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mnggala | 77 | 4 | / |
| McGalia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgallla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mghasli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgale | 73 | 3,245 | / |
| Mgela | 73 | 699 | / |
| Mgola | 73 | 337 | / |
| Mgali | 73 | 159 | / |
| Mgalo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Menggala | 71 | 192 | / |
| Mingaila | 71 | 54 | / |
| Minghalo | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ming'ala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Menghale | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mengalai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mingalla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Minggala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgingala | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Ghaily | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menghalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGalash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingayla | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGaulay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mgalle | 67 | 593 | / |
| Mngale | 67 | 534 | / |
| Mgauli | 67 | 182 | / |
| Mngola | 67 | 140 | / |
| Mgolla | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mgelah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mgaule | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mgoila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgoola | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mngali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgalli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mgallo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkgale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mngalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgholi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgailo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqgela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mghaitleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgahle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkgali | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGela | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGalliad | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mghala
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